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Air Force

Guard Bureau Chief Keeps Close Tabs On JCA Talks Amid Sherpa Concerns

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Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009

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By Emelie Rutherford The head of the National Guard Bureau said yesterday he is eager to learn how new plans being hashed out for the C-27J Joint Cargo Aircraft (JCA) will impact his needs for equipment including a new small-transport aircraft. Air Force Gen. Craig McKinley, chief of the National Guard Bureau, told a Washington think-tank crowd he's "thrilled to get the (JCA) program started." "It was an on-time on-budget development," he said about the L-3 Communications [LLL]-Alenia North America…

Congress

House Republicans’ Blueprint For Reconciliation 3.0 Includes $60 Billion For Defense

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Congress

Senate Dems Block Consideration Of FY ‘27 NDAA Over Iran War Concerns

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Congress

Concerns Raised At SASC Hearing On Unobligated Reconciliation Funds And Lack Of Updates On Iran War Cost

Members of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) raised concerns at a hearing on Tuesday about the majority of funds in the $153 billion first reconciliation bill being unobligated thus […]

Unmanned Systems

CBO Says Upfront Costs To Protect Military Installations From Drones Between $1 Million And $74 Million

The initial costs to acquire and deploy counter-small unmanned aircraft system (C-sUAS) defenses at individual Defense Department installations are estimated at between $1.2 million and $73.6 million depending on the […]